Cookies, Chapter 8
These chocolate chip cookie recipes make a large amount of dough for freezing.
You will need big container that can be tightly sealed.
The frozen dough is great for making just one or two dozen freshly baked cookies for guests or grandchildren.
To bake the frozen dough, take it out and uncover it when you turn on the oven to 375 degrees to preheat.
Use a teaspoon or small soup spoon and scoop out the frozen dough, forming with the fingers, if necessary.
Immediately return the rest of the dough to the freezer.
For dough that is frozen, bake 1 extra minute, about 12 to 13 minutes total.
Oven: 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Need: large bowl, large beater bowl, beater, greased baking sheet.
Mix flour, soda and salt together in the large bowl.
Put aside.
In the large beater bowl cream
together shortening, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. (You can beat it on high).
Stir in the flour, soda
and salt mixture.
Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Bake.
Oven: 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Need: large bowl, large beater bowl, beater, greased baking sheet.
Mix flour, soda and salt together in the large bowl. Put aside.
In large beater bowl cream together shortening, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. (You can beat it on
high).
Stir in flour, soda, and salt mixture.
If you work carefully they will fit in the bowl.
Stir in the nuts
and chocolate chips.
Bake.
Oven: 350 degrees for 5 minutes, then 300 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Need: large bowl, floured cookie sheet (not greased).
Mix together the flour and baking powder in the bowl.
Using a knife, cut the shortening and sugar
into the flour.
Add the almond extract, egg and water.
Knead thoroughly. If necessary, add more water, but don't make the dough too soft.
Let stand
five minutes.
Form the dough into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter. (or smaller, but they cook faster)
Press them down with the palm of the hand so
the cookies are about 1/2 inch thick.
Press an almond into the center of each cookie.
Bake.
Note, these cookies do not get brown.